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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171770/IBM-Instana-243-0-Missing-Authentication.html CVE-2023-27290
CRITICAL
IBM Observability with Instana missing authentication
Record summary
CVE-2023-27290 has a selected CVSS score of 9.1 (critical); EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.
Description
Docker based datastores for IBM Instana (IBM Observability with Instana 239-0 through 239-2, 241-0 through 241-2, and 243-0) do not currently require authentication. Due to this, an attacker within the network could access the datastores with read/write access. IBM X-Force ID: 248737.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
Available material
- Catalogued exploits
- 1
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationPoC
AutomatableYes
Technical impactPartial
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Mar 5, 2025 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Observability with InstanaBrowse IBM / Observability with InstanaDefault status: unaffected | CVE List | 239-0 to < 239-2 | affected |
| 241-0 to < 241-2 | affected | ||
| 243-0 | affected |
Proofs of concept
1Catalogued exploits
ExploitDBDocker based datastores for IBM Instana 241-2 243-0 - No AuthenticationExploitDB exploitby Shahid Parvez (zippon)Not analyzed1 file
References
4exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248737 nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27290 ibm.comVendor advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6959969